3
little(slight, small, miserable, inadequate, limited)
3
low-key(adjective, quiet, gentle, plain, restrained)
3
machiavellian
3
masterful(adjective, cunning)
3
mellow(quiet, gentle, restrained)
3
microscopic
3
modest(adjective, quiet, plain, smallness, hidden)
3
muted(adjective, quiet, weak, soft, gentle)
3
nebulous
3
paltry(slight, small, miserable, inadequate, limited)
3
pastel(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, tender)
3
pawky
3
pestilent
3
pithy(adjective, witty)
3
punctilious(superior, sophisticated, advanced)
3
puzzling(adjective, hard, obscure, vague, tricky)
3
rarefied(adjective, dull, light, weak, slight)
3
remote
3
scanty(light, slight, thin, small, miserable)
3
scintillating(adjective, witty)
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